Frank Haley - Arizona & California, The Timeless, The Old and Older

Hiway 60 near Apache Junction. Westbound jets descend through the high cloud layers and leave golden contrails in the evening sky. Normally, contrails are not desirable in photographs of the sky, but this scene blends the ever present ageless Arizona sky with the world we live in today.

Hiway 60 near Apache Junction.

Sunset Apache AZ Dec. 10 2010

Sunset Apache AZ Dec. 10 2010

Arizona Desert Dec. 10 2010

Tonto Ruins

Arboretum-2

Arboretum

Tonto Ruins Trail

Tonto Ruins

Tonto National Monument, Lower Ruins HDRI.

Lower Tonto Ruins

Tonto Ruins

Tonto Ruins

Lower Tonto Ruins. Jeanne explored the rooms and came up with this image.

Tonto Ruins

The "Boojum" tree is unusual and looks like something from a time forgotten.

Arizona cabin HDRI near Superior.

Sunset Needles CA December 8, 2010.

Sunset Needles CA Dec 8 10

Sunset Needles CA Dec 8 10-3

Sunset Needles CA Dec 8 10-2

Sunset Needles CA Dec 8 10

Neat Rock 1

Lathe Arch 1

Mobius HDR - The sun rose slowly and Mobius Arch was shaded for a short time while the mountains in the distance began to glow with the first rays of sunshine on this cold crisp December morning. When we arrived at the parking lot it was 22 degrees... Brrrrrr!! The stunning display of morning light soon made us forget about the chilly air and we were transfixed with the ever changing luminance of the granite, snow, and high mountain blue sky....... :)

Mobius Arch 12-1-10 Pano - The light finally lit up the arch and I took this pano of Mobius Arch. The Alabama Hills make it easy to lose yourself in it's vast array of hundreds, if not thousands, of acres of worn granite that holds several hundred arches hidden from view without the aid of a GPS to locate their position. It's a thrill to walk quietly in the still morning air and discover another dramatic scene around every corner....... :)

Mobius Arch ABH Nov 30 2010 - This was our first morning of photographing Mobius Arch, and it convinced us that we needed to return the next day to catch the light from it's beginning.